For 17 years, Kansas legislators have searched in vain for an answer that suits their political bent in regards to school funding. And yet, study after study arrives at the same answer: The state must…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — After little went according to plan in the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament, the bracket has a wildly different look for the Sweet 16 than many expected. Out: Two 1-seeds…

SURPRISE, Ariz. — In a flurry of roster moves made within an hour, relief pitcher Justin Grimm found himself here on Sunday morning, standing in an interview room at the Royals’ spring-training complex with a…

Two Lady Devil standout soccer players inked their way to four-year schools last week as sophomore forwards Brynn Suddeth and Leigh-Anne Bartlett signed letters of national intent. Suddeth signed with Great Plains Athletic Conference powerhouse…

HUMBOLDT — What’s good for the gander, a quicker route for travelers between Kansas City and Tulsa, almost cooked Humboldt’s goose. It was in the early 1980s when Kansas leaders looking to reroute U.S. 169,…

Now that Republican leaders have a report they commissioned on school funding, it’s not clear they’ll pursue its recommendations to spend more for better student performance. Lawmakers continued digging into the numbers Monday and quizzed…

LAHARPE — LaHarpe Police Chief Ashley Wright and her husband, David, were taken into custody this morning by sheriff ’s deputies, stemming from an arrest warrant for David out of Rule, Texas, where he was…

(This is the second in a series of stories focusing on Humboldt’s economy.) HUMBOLDT — It’s not a stretch to say Humboldt will never become a retail mecca. Becoming a commercial success in a rural…

It’s all about communication. As director of the Allen County 911 Communication Center, Angela Murphy makes sure the right people get to the right place at the right time. Her role as a volunteer with…

The Kansas tourism industry has something new to promote . . . Nowhere. Researchers with Oxford University have discovered that Nowhere is a lot closer than we thought. And you may (or may not) be…